Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-16
DAKOTA.

well.
The Buffalo County Sentinel is offered for
sale.
Blunt shipped considerable wool during
June.
Corn never looked better in Douglas
county.
A heavy rain vt Bismarck is the occasion OF
great rejoicing.
A county division convention was held at
Huron on Thursday.
An elegant new hotel, the Harvey, has been
opened at Rapid City.
The Deadwood land Office is q busy institu.
ton these days.
The Plankinton postmaster has had a raise
of slS0-from 81, 400 to 81, 500.
Chief Justice Trip and daughter have gone
to Europe to spend the summer.
The recent rains In the Black Hills country
have been Of i~ncalculable benefit.
The Norwegian Lutherans will build a
church at Carthage, Miner county.
Gen. Fairchild vii! be present at the SOL
diers reunion at Woonsocket in August.
Ex.Gov. Pierce will probably accept the
piNSniCuNy VI IA pIduu EOIhS uhlNcIslty.
&. w. Ainswortt has succeeded 4. n. Brann
as editor OF the Watertown Courier Nrvs.
The cowboy amuses himself In d lwood
by shooting dogs, even at their laAster's
heels.
The Touring mill at Canning was burned Il
few days ago. Loss, 5000; l. rurance,
5000.
Groton, which already has two railroads,
is figuring for the Manitoba and the Rock
Island.
A street fakir carried away $3.50 of Huron
money and left goods to the amcu 4 Of
81 s7h.
Secretary Dan Scott reports a bic list Of
entries for the Sioux Falls races, j IS, 10,
and 20.
The Tyner Safety Spark Arrester az I Manu-
featuring company has commenced business
In Aberdeen.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fogineers
Will meet In annual convention at Fargo on
the 10th inst.
The wife OF Sergeant Thompson, Of the sig
nal service, died at Yankton on Ii i,h Of
consumption.
Delegates are being chosen to the = yision
statehood convention, to meet at H. "a on
the 18th inst.
There is much rejoicing In the Biacl Fills
country in consequence OF the splendid aims
Of the past week. Good crops are n,~ as.
sured.
Thos. McNanney and VIM. Trezona, mar.
-owly escaped death by an accident NJ the
Honiestake mine, at Deadwood, on " nes
day. Both were severely injured but hnpes
are entertained for their ultimate recov, V.
Andrew Boehmer, of Aberdeen, went .. he
roof OF his building, during a recent s'1,m,
to close the skylight. He was blown frou the
roof to an adjoining building, and from
there fell to the ground, without serious ia.
jury.
Sim Nichols, a barber in Carbonate Camp,
Black Hills, abused his young wife, who
eloped with him a year ago, and the boys
tarrcd and feathered him for it. The young
woman has gone to her parents in Ceatral
City.
Sim Nichols, a barber in Carbonate Camp,
Black Hills, abused his young wife, who
eloped with him a year ago, and the boys
tarred and fcathered him for 1t. The young
woman has gone to her parents In Central
City.
Levi Fink took up a claim in Mercer county
and subsequently made final proof, borrowing
800 on the land from a Mandan banker. The
entry has now been cancelled, Fink has left
the country, and the banker is short the
amount Of the loan.
On Tuesday afternoon the own OF Wakon.
da was visited by the heaviest hailstorm ever
known ia that region. Near Vermillion It IL
stated that hail laid on the ground to the
depth Of six inches. The hailstones were
un Usually large. Much damage was lone to
corn and small grain.
Jas. Bowman, OF Sioux Falls, suspected his
wife OF inhdelity. In company with officers he
surprised his house, broke in the door and
found the woman In bed with one Arthur
Raymond. Raymond is In jail in default OF
bail. Mrs. Bowman is said to be very indig
nant at the trick played on them by her
husband.
lbI ANpi Z L III kai OlIIal d
proposed TO contribute In money and other.
wise to aid the people OF Fargo In paving
Broadway and Front streets. The Argus
hopes the proposition will be considered 'Ol
c~ourse,'' it says, shines are bard-no boom,
no money-but Is 1t not a fact that something
must be done2"
Yankton Press, 5: Gen. Beadle, who spent
a couple OF days Of last week riding over the
country has reached the conclusion that this
land district will furnish more than an aver
age crop OF corn, an average crop Of small
grain and its largest crop OF hogs and cattle.
Potatoes viii be ahead of any potato crop
tyer o IN quantity and quality.
Blunt Advocate, Q: Mrs. Henry Lawrence,
~ Fairview township, Shelby county, was as
s.ulted last Saturday evening, just before
suadown, and daring h3r husbands absence.
Sac was choked until black and blue about
the neck and Der arms severely bruised In
her frantic efforts to fee herself from the
cowardly assault OF these runians. After
u~y,ryowering the woman the house was ran
sacked, but nothing OF value taken. No
other personal injury to her body was under
taken. Her neck is still swollen and she
shows the scars of a fierce conflict. No clue
O the perpetrators at this writing.
A Joint celebration was held at Sioux Falls